Shaft-hanger



(No Model.)

A. E. PRESTON 4 SHAFT HANGER. No. 362,658. Patented May 10,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ALMON E. PRESTON, OF BATTLE GREEK, MICHIGAN.

SHAFT-HANGER.

SPECIFIC'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No..362,658, dated May 10,188'7.

Application filed Octo'ber23, 1886. Serial No. 217,029. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALMON E. PRESTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Battle 7 Creek, in the countyof'Galhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Shaft-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which 10 it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to shaft-hangers; and it consists in thecombination, with asuitable bracket or support, of a cross-bar securedthereto and provided with a socket which supports a swiveled yoke, saidyoke carrying a pivoted bearing for the shaft.

It also consists in other particular combinations, which will be setforth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hanger; Fig. 2, anend elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a detail in section.

A represents a bracket or support, which may be bolted to the ceiling,or made of other suitable shape and bolted to a side wall. This 2bracket is provided with two pendants, a a, which are notched at theirlower ends, as shown, to receive a cross-bank This crossbar isadjustably secured to the pendants by bolts b,

. which pass through slots b in the bar. The

0 cross-bar is provided wit-h a central vertical hearing or boX,B.(Shown in section in Fig. 3.) This box has an inwardly-projecting flangeon its upper side, and on its front outer face is provided with anupwardly-projecting log,

3 5 D which is adapted to receive a set-screw, b

0 is a yoke, having a neck, 0, which fits into the box B, and has ascrew projection, which passes through the opening in the upper end ofthe box Band receives a nut, c. This nut is held from turning by setscrew b", which impinges against it.

The yoke proper consists of two arms, 0 c, which carry a cross-pin, D,at the lower end. The box for the shaft consists of the upper and lowerpieces, D D. vided with a lateral groove on its under side, which restson the pin D and allows the bearing to tilt thereon. To one of the sidesof the yoke is secured a drip'pan, E, as shown. By reason of the slotsin the crossbar I get a lateral adjustability, by the vertical screw andnut I get vertical adj ustability, and by reason of the swiveled 'yokeand the pivoted box in the yoke I get a lateral and vertical swingingmovement.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a shaft-hanger,the combination of the bracket A, the slotted bar B, provided with asocket, and the yoke G, carrying the bearing, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, of a bracket provided with shoulders or notches,asocketed bar pro vided with slots for convenient adjustment,

'and bolts for securing the bar in, the desired position, as specified.

3. The combination of a bracket provided with notches, a lateraladjustable socketed bar, a vertically-adjustable yoke, and a flexibly-mounted journal-bearing, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALMON E. PRESTON.

Witnesses:

NATHAN H, BRIGGS, J OHN M. MoELwAIN.

The lower one is pro-

